2016–17 Southern Miss Golden Eagles basketball team

2016–17 Southern Miss Golden Eagles men's basketball

Conference	Conference USA
2016–17 record	3–2 (0–0 C-USA)
Head coach	Doc Sadler (3rd year)
Assistant coach	Clarence Weatherspoon
Assistant coach	Marques Townsend
Assistant coach	Chris Croft
Home arena	Reed Green Coliseum

2016–17 Conference USA men's basketball standings
	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Marshall	0	–	0	–	4	–	0	1.000
Rice	0	–	0	–	4	–	1	.800
Charlotte	0	–	0	–	3	–	1	.750
Middle Tennessee	0	–	0	–	3	–	1	.750
Southern Miss	0	–	0	–	3	–	1	.750
WKU	0	–	0	–	3	–	1	.750
UAB	0	–	0	–	3	–	2	.600
Louisiana Tech	0	–	0	–	2	–	2	.500
Old Dominion	0	–	0	–	2	–	2	.500
Florida Atlantic	0	–	0	–	2	–	3	.400
UTEP	0	–	0	–	2	–	3	.400
FIU	0	–	0	–	2	–	4	.333
North Texas	0	–	0	–	1	–	3	.250
UTSA	0	–	0	–	1	–	4	.200


† 2017 C-USA Tournament winner As of November 18, 2016;

The 2016–17 Southern Miss Golden Eagles men's basketball team will represent the University of Southern Mississippi during the 2016–17 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Golden Eagles, led by third year head coach Doc Sadler, will play their home games at Reed Green Coliseum and are members of Conference USA.

Previous season

The Golden Eagles finished the 2015–16 season 8–21, 5–13 in C-USA play to finish in a tie for 12th place. Due to an ongoing NCAA investigation, they self-mposed a postseason ban, which included the C-USA Tournament.

Departures

Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Notes
Kourtlin Jackson	2	G	6'4"	190	RS Senior	Des Moines, IA	Graduated
Keljin Blevins	10	G	6'4"	200	Sophomore	Hot Springs, AR	Transferred to Montana State
Michael O'Donnell	14	F	6'6"	188	Senior	Chicago, IL	Graduated
Norville Carey	21	F	6'7"	228	Senior	British Virgin Islands	Walk-on; graduate transferred to Rider
Jamie Champman	25	G	6'3"	190	Senior	Mobile, AL	Walk-on; graduated

Incoming Transfers

Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Previous School
Marcus Cooper	25	G	6'4"	195	Junior	Van Nuys, CA	Junior college transferred from Northeastern Junior College.
Dominic Magee	54	G	6'4"	180	RS Sophomore	Harvey, LA	Transferred from Grand Canyon. Under NCAA transfer rules, Magee will have to sit out for the 2016–17 season. Will have three years of remaining eligibility.
Tyree Griffin	55	G	5'10"	165	Junior	New Orleans, LA	Transferred from Oklahoma State. Under NCAA transfer rules, Griffin will have to sit out for the 2016–17 season. Will have two years of remaining eligibility.

Recruiting class of 2016

Name	Hometown	High school / college	Height	Weight	Commit date
Josh Conley SF	Sylmar, CA	Moravian Prep	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	Jul 16, 2016
Josh Conley SF	Scout: N/A Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: POST
Overall recruiting rankings:
Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight. In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale. Sources: "2016 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved August 4, 2016.

Roster

2016–17 Southern Miss Golden Eagles men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Home town
3.5 !F	0	Watts, RaheemRaheem Watts	79 !6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	216 lb (98 kg)	4.0 !Sr	Greenville, SC
1.5 !G	1	Edwards, CortezCortez Edwards	74 !6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	170 lb (77 kg)	2.0 !So	Kissimmee, FL
1.5 !G	2	Richardson, D'AngeloD'Angelo Richardson	69 !5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)	168 lb (76 kg)	2.0 !So	Vicksburg, MS
1.5 !G	3	Thomas III, RobertRobert Thomas III	72 !6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	2.0 !So	Odessa, TX
1.5 !G	4	Clark, ChristianChristian Clark (W)	72 !6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	2.0 !So	Hattiesburg, MS
1.5 !G	5	Price, KhariKhari Price	69 !5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)	170 lb (77 kg)	4.5 !RS Sr	Slidell, LA
3.5 !F	10	Conley, JoshJosh Conley	79 !6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	1.0 !Fr	Inglewood, CA
1.5 !G	11	Ramey, MichaelMichael Ramey	77 !6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	183 lb (83 kg)	4.5 !RS Sr	Indianapolis, IN
3.5 !F	12	Rowe, TimTim Rowe	83 !6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	2.0 !So	Lilburn, GA
1.5 !G	13	Abdur-Rahim, BilalBilal Abdur-Rahim	79 !6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	3.0 !Jr	Marietta, GA
3.5 !F	15	Davis III, EddieEddie Davis III (W)	79 !6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	248 lb (112 kg)	3.0 !Jr	Las Vegas, NV
1.5 !G	20	Holland, KevinKevin Holland	73 !6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	3.0 !Jr	Tuscaloosa, AL
1.5 !G	21	Hampton, AnferneeAnfernee Hampton	77 !6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	170 lb (77 kg)	3.0 !Jr	Jackson, MS
2.5 !G/F	22	Campbell, QuintonQuinton Campbell	79 !6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	192 lb (87 kg)	4.5 !RS Sr	Wilmer, AL
1.5 !G	23	Cooper, MarcusMarcus Cooper	75 !6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	3.0 !Jr	Van Nuys, CA
1.5 !G	30	Weatherspoon, ClayClay Weatherspoon (W)	74 !6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	1.0 !Fr	Jackson, MS
1.5 !G	54	Magee, DominicDominic Magee (I)	76 !6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	2.5 !RS So	Harvey, LA
1.5 !G	55	Griffin, TyreeTyree Griffin (I)	70 !5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	165 lb (75 kg)	3.0 !Jr	New Orleans, LA

Head coach

Doc Sadler (Auburn)

Assistant coach(es)

Clarence Weatherspoon (Southern Mississippi)
Marques Townsend (Kansas)
Chris Croft (Southern Mississippi)

Legend

(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible
(W) Walk-on

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster

Schedule

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Date Time, TV	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (Attendance) City, State
Exhibition
11/03/2016* 7:00 PM	Mississippi College	W 96–95 ^2OT		Reed Green Coliseum Hattiesburg, MS
11/07/2016* 7:00 PM	William Carey	W 79–60		Reed Green Coliseum Hattiesburg, MS
Non-conference regular season
11/11/2016* 7:00 PM	Tougaloo	W 101–96 ^2OT	1–0	Reed Green Coliseum (2,569) Hattiesburg, MS
11/15/2016* 7:00 PM	at LSU	L 61–78	1–1	Maravich Center (6,942) Baton Rouge, LA
11/18/2016* 7:00 PM	Union (TN)	W 60–44	2–1	Reed Green Coliseum (2,513) Hattiesburg, MS
11/21/2016* 7:00 PM	Alabama A&M	W 63–55	3–1	Reed Green Coliseum (2,202) Hattiesburg, MS
11/30/2016* 7:00 PM	South Alabama	L 55–78	3–2	Reed Green Coliseum (2,333) Hattiesburg, MS
12/04/2016* 3:30 PM	at Jackson State			Williams Assembly Center Jackson, MS
12/06/2016* 6:00 PM, ACCN Extra	at Florida State			Donald L. Tucker Center Jackson, MS
12/10/2016* 4:30 PM	Tulane			Reed Green Coliseum Hattiesburg, MS
12/19/2016* 8:00 PM, ESPNU	vs. Mississippi State			Mississippi Coliseum Jackson, MS
12/22/2016* 6:00 PM, ESPN2	vs. San Diego State Diamond Head Classic quarterfinals			Stan Sheriff Center Honolulu, HI
12/23/2016* 3:30 PM or 6:00 PM, ESPN2/ESPN3	vs. Tulsa or Stephen F. Austin Diamond Head Classic			Stan Sheriff Center Honolulu, HI
12/25/2016*	vs. Diamond Head Classic			Stan Sheriff Center Honolulu, HI
Conference USA regular season
01/01/2017 2:00 PM	Louisiana Tech			Reed Green Coliseum Hattiesburg, MS
01/05/2017 7:00 PM	UTSA			Reed Green Coliseum Hattiesburg, MS
01/07/2017 4:00 PM	UTEP			Reed Green Coliseum Hattiesburg, MS
01/13/2017 6:00 PM	at Old Dominion			Ted Constant Convocation Center Norfolk, VA
01/15/2017 6:00 PM, CI	at Charlotte			Dale F. Halton Arena Charlotte, NC
01/19/2017 7:00 PM	North Texas			Reed Green Coliseum Hattiesburg, MS
01/21/2017 4:00 PM	Rice			Reed Green Coliseum Hattiesburg, MS
01/26/2017 6:30 PM, ESPN3	at Middle Tennessee			Murphy Center Murfreesboro, TN
01/28/2017 7:00 PM	at UAB			Bartow Arena Birmingham, AL
02/02/2017 7:00 PM	Marshall			Reed Green Coliseum Hattiesburg, MS
02/04/2017 4:00 PM	WKU			Reed Green Coliseum Hattiesburg, MS
02/09/2017 7:00 PM	at UTSA			Convocation Center San Antonio, TX
02/11/2017 8:00 PM	at UTEP			Don Haskins Center El Paso, TX
02/16/2017 7:00 PM	FIU			Reed Green Coliseum Hattiesburg, MS
02/18/2017 4:00 PM	Florida Atlantic			Reed Green Coliseum Hattiesburg, MS
02/23/2017 7:00 PM	at Rice			Tudor Fieldhouse Houston, TX
02/25/2017 2:00 PM	at North Texas			The Super Pit Denton, TX
03/04/2017 1:00 PM	at Louisiana Tech			Thomas Assembly Center Ruston, LA
Conference USA Tournament
03/08–11/2017	vs.			Legacy Arena Birmingham, AL
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central Time.

References

↑ Southern Miss Official Athletic Site - Men's Basketball

Southern Miss Golden Eagles basketball

Venues	Reed Green Coliseum (1965–present)

Culture & lore	History "Southern Mississippi to the Top"

People	Head coaches

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